RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA....THE NORTHERN TIER OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS, AND THE POCONOS. * WIND...WEST NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT...THOUGH ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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